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    • Alexandra Headland
    • Blackall Range (Montville/Flaxton/Mapleton)
    • Bli Bli
    • Buderim
    • Caloundra
    • Coolum
      • Local Indigenous heritage
      • The jetties of Cotton Tree
      • The swimming pool
    • Doonan, Lake Weyba
    • Eudlo, Hunchy, Dulong
    • Eumundi
    • Kenilworth
    • Maroochydore
    • Mooloolaba
    • Mountain Creek
    • Nambour
    • Sippy Downs
    • Woombye
    • Yandina
    Town histories
    Details on the history of individual localities
    • Alexandra Headland

      Named in honour of Queen Alexandra

    • Blackall Range (Montville/Flaxton/Mapleton)

      The product of a volcanic extrusion

    • Bli Bli

      Named after "billai billai" - Aboriginal for swamp oak

    • Buderim

      Tom Petrie made the first official record of Buderim in 1862

    • Caloundra

      The name Caloundra was derived from words in the Gubbi Gubbi dialect

    • Coolum

      Mount Coolum is a volcanic plug

    • Cotton Tree - Black Swan Park

      The significance of Black Swan Park, Cotton Tree

    • Doonan, Lake Weyba

      The Doonan area was first settled in the late 1800s

    • Eudlo, Hunchy, Dulong

      Eudlo is of Aboriginal origin and means "fresh water eel"

    • Eumundi

      Almost all of the Eumundi district was part of three cattle runs

    • Kenilworth

      The town, on the Mary River, is named after a cattle run

    • Maroochydore

      The name 'Maroochydore' was given to the area by Andrew Petrie

    • Mooloolaba

      Originally the name 'Mooloolah Heads' was given to the area

    • Mountain Creek

      Named after the local creek

    • Nambour

      The town was originally called Petrie's Creek

    • Sippy Downs

      Derived from Aboriginal word "dhippi" or "jippi" meaning "birds"

    • Woombye

      Originally called Middle Camp, then Cobb's Camp

    • Yandina

      Originally called "Koongalba" (small water) by the Aboriginal people

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